MVN 03, 166 (P113726)

Administrative tablet excavated in Adab (mod. Bismaya), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

FLP 0218

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Adab (mod. Bismaya)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) zi3 gazx(KUM)
2. 2(asz) u3-bu-uh2-ru-um gur
3. 1(u) NE-DU
4. kiszib3 muhaldim-e-ne
5. ki ur-esz2-dam ugula ar3-ra
6. ur-pa4-mu-ra szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}nin-mug
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu e2 puzur4#-isz#-da-gan [ba-du3]
seal 1
1. ur-{d}{asz}aszgi{gi4}
2. ensi2 adab{ki}
3. ur-pa4-mu-ra
4. dub-sar
5. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005448 (composite) (P458158) S005448 Adab (mod. Bismaya) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P113726

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Adab (mod. Bismaya)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Free Library of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Museum Number FLP 0218
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 018109

References

  • primary: MVN 3, 166

    [Owen1975MVN3] Owen, David I. 1975. The John Frederick Lewis Collection. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 3. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2003, ex. 1

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-31 at 20:22:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2022-10-01 at 09:50:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-03-01 at 11:38:23 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:19:39 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:36:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:16:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:55 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P113726.
MVN 03, 166 artifact entry (No. P113726). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113726 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 03, 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113726 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113726},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“MVN 03, 166 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P113726.
MVN 03, 166 artifact entry (No. P113726). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P113726 (Original work published 2001)
MVN 03, 166 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P113726 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P113726},
}


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PY  - 2024
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M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - MVN 03, 166 artifact entry
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